Ed Jointer brings real-world experience and understanding for his clients at Quinones and Associates, PLLC. He uses his unique perspective and background in the handling of complex criminal and corporate cases.
Born on the South Side of Chicago, Ed is a gun-violence survivor who was shot while standing outside his Chicago-area high school. Even after losing his mother at a young age, Ed managed to put himself through California State University, San Bernardino, all while raising a younger sibling.
Ed went on to earn his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, which is where he met Quinones & Associates founder Letitia Quinones-Hollins. He began his legal career as an intern with Quinones & Associates, where he has since become a Partner.
Ed has a passion for trial work, and it shows. His filings have been praised for their quality and thoroughness, so much so that one federal judge used one of Mr. Jointer’s sentencing memorandums as a bench-brief example in his courtroom.
Mr. Jointer currently serves as the board president for the Collective Action for Youth, formerly known as the Harris County Youth Collective, an organization dedicated to helping juveniles who are in both foster care and the juvenile justice system. He is also a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Education
- J.D., Texas Southern University – Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2019
- B.A., California State University, San Bernardino, 2015
Admissions
Memberships
- Collective Action for Youth
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Lale Brown is an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Employment Litigation Group and Counseling, Training & Pay Equity Group.
They represent employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters, advising technology and healthcare clients on sensitive workplace issues and defending against claims of discrimination and retaliation. Lale guides clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation counseling through discovery and trial, and also represents clients in arbitration and mediation.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Lale served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Lale earned their J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where they served as Comment Editor for the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, Secretary of the National Lawyers Guild, and a student practitioner in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic.
They are also an active member of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, and the St. Thomas More–Loyola American Inn of Court.
Related Practices
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Litigation
- Employment Counseling, Training & Pay Equity
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D.
Admissions & Qualifications
Javionté Johnson is an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Eastern District of Virginia and an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School. He is originally from Richmond, VA, and moved to New York to study law.
Javionté decided to become a public defender at an early age. This decision was inspired, in large part, by where and how he grew up. Eventually, he came to the realization that the legal system does not treat everyone equally under the law and disproportionately incarcerates African Americans. Since then, he has dedicated his career to serving those in underrepresented and over-policed communities.
Javionté also works as a private Bar Coach for students preparing to take the Bar Exam. Since 1844, the written Bar Exam has acted as a barrier to entering American legal practice. As such, Javionté has dedicated his work to helping future attorneys study while also dismantling the current iteration of the Bar Exam, thereby making the profession more accessible to African Americans and others from diverse backgrounds.
Javionté previously worked as a Criminal Defense Staff Attorney with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem for four years.
Javionté graduated from Brooklyn Law School in May 2019 as a Public Interest Public Service (PIPS) Fellow and New York Pro Bono Scholar. As a PIPS Fellow, he worked full-time at the Legal Aid Society’s Decarceration Project, where he helped usher in New York’s 2020 bail reforms.
During his final year of law school, Javionté was recognized as an Equal Justice Works finalist for developing a project that offered direct legal services to formerly incarcerated homeless individuals in New York City.
Javionté graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in both Political Science and English.
Ms. Keys’ practice focuses on the representation of landlords in litigation throughout the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Her practice includes landlord-tenant disputes, housing condition cases, and a variety of other housing claims.
Prior to joining BBS&G, Ms. Keys was an associate attorney with another law firm in Bethesda, Maryland, where her practice focused on landlord and tenant litigation matters. Ms. Keys also has experience litigating personal injury and property damage claims.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Commercial Real Estate
Education
- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D. 2020
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, B.S. 2016
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2024
- District of Columbia, 2022
Amber Hunter was born and raised in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She graduated from Arizona State University in 2017. Ms. Hunter studied law at Western Michigan University- Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Throughout law school, Ms. Hunter was employed as a law clerk in a small law firm, focusing on criminal and family law. Ms. Hunter was honored with the “Rising Attorney Award” for her outstanding performance as a student attorney for the Sixty Plus Estate Planning Clinic. Her desire to learn allowed her to receive her Master of Laws (LLM) while also gaining admission to the State Bar of Arizona in 2021.
Ms. Hunter has a profound interest in advocating for injury victims and underserved individuals facing complex issues. As such, she is actively involved in a wide range of community service events such as the Epilepsy Foundation, and attending social skills summer camp for local students with special needs.
Her personal interests include painting and reading fictional novels.